Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 388, 12 February 1892 — Page 4

KA LEO O KA LAHUI.

"E Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono."

 

KA LEO.

John E. Bush.

I una Hooponopono a me Puuku.

FRIDAY. FEB. 12, 1892.

The Patriarchal System.

            The P. C. Advertiser in its late issues and more particularly in that of yesterday morning’s, is endeavoring to make the public believe that the election in favor of W. O. Smith is due to a patriarchal feeling for that young gentleman, a “social quality which is fast vanishing elsewhere.” The apology of W. O. Smith, as stated by the P. C. Advertiser, to his “makuas,” who were oppose to him at the polls, and the further statement that “these in their turn frankly advised the electors to vote for W. O. Smith,” and each party persisting to run against each other with a view to gain the election, shows the deep rooted hypocrisy still existing between the “makuas” and the kiekie on the islands of Kauai. This hypocrisy, or as our cotemporary puts it, “simplicity,” is one of the inheritances that early missionary teachings have inculcated in the minds of those, who are now called “makuas,” and which still exists among the people on the patriarchal island of Kauai.

            No such sentiment exists today between the “makuas” and “keikis” The competition on Kauai proves it. The idea of a “makua” pretending to love the “keiki” and still persist to run a tilt against him for the people’s franchise is absurd, and is worthy only of men of W. O. Smith stamp. It is “simply” false. The facts are that in Koloa and Lihue, the “simplicity” taught the Hawaiian on the garden Island, has transferred all his worldly possessions to this teacher and his successor, the “keiki,” and he is now an unwilling slave of the rich missionary “keiki,” in almost all things except true religion, which was what he the missionary and keiki were sent here to teach.

            As the P. C. Advertiser says, there is indeed a wide contrast between the country and city native. But not in the sense that its editor claims, nor to causes which he states. The difference comes from other causes. The knowledge that the Kanai “patriarch” receives is limited to a few misinterpreted Bible phrases, as taught him by the missionary “keiki.” The Hawaiian “patriarch” who could get away from this limited sphere has sought the city of Honolulu, where the education of the people is not so limited and where living is not defendant upon the missionary “keiki” charity; where the “patriarch” is a free man, and not a slave to perverted instruction and a peon for life. As in other countries, the same thing exists in the capital of Hawaii. Knowledged is greater men think and act for themselves. The practical knowledge which they obtain from their intercourse with all classes of men and from all nationalities give them a superiority over the poor unfortunate country “patriarch” whose main source of intelligence comes from Puritan sources, the most bigoted that ever man reoeived.

            Alien agitators have nothing to do with the change in the minds of the Hawaiian. The change is only the natural reaction after years of servility to Boston bigotry.

 

Covert Conservative Annexation.

            In the Pacific Advertiser of the 10th instant, a correspondent under the none de plume of “Conservative” evidently wishes people of the country to believe that the KA LEO-Bush-Wilcox and others of the party, are aimlessly bent upon pushing the country at all hazards to perdition, or to a worse place should there be any. The KA LEO finished its sentence by the “annexation.” Now let it be understood that the word was used simply in the sense of a feeler and has very apparently served its purpose. “Conservative” well knows that it is neither the cry nor the threat of the defeated as it chooses to call them, otherwise either of the English papers as he puts it would have eagerly taken notice of it. But it has served “Conservative” a opportunity that he much wished for is very evidently shewn to be so by carefully reading his statement.

            In his paragraph 1 – he maliciously quotes untruths when he states that they were the party that caused the revolution of 1887. Conservative well knows in his soul (if he has any) that if his party – the party that hungered for power and oppression of the native were the real agents that brought about the revolution of 1887 and the stultifies himself and endeavours by his shewing to mislead his reads by brazedly stating that the constitution of 1887 gave equal rights at the ballot box. “Conservative” ought and more than probably knows that thousands of natives were shut out by the constitution of 1887 from equal representations at the polls, and on the other hand thousands of aliens, comparative strangers in the country and without citizenship have six votes the Hawaiians one vote. Does “Conservative” have the assurance to say that such a condition of affairs is equal representation of all parties.

            In paragraph 2 – “Conservative” wickedly accuses the Bush-Wilcox faction of endeavoring to stir up race prejudice, which is a pusillanimous and malicious statement of facts. But let us say for “Conservatives” information that there has been very much cause given during the Legislation and also much more so again on election day, right here in Honolulu, and also from information in other districts throughout the kingdom, to create an intense race prejudice on the part of the Hawaiian, owing to the partiality, contumely, outrageous insult and arrogance he had to encounter when exercising his inherent rights on his own soil, the soil of his forefathers and freemen; and all this and more had he to encounter from aliens. Happily this was not general but in the more than glaring two at least locations where this was the general rule. Let it be understood that each conduct is a disgrace to the administration, to @viliza@, and a reproach to the white @ and let it be plainly understood that the above is not overdrawn, but unfortunately too true. And yet “Conservative” has the cool impudence to accuse us of race prejudice. No excuse can explain away such gross injustice and behavior on the part of the white man.

            However, the true meaning of “Conservatives’s” object is doubtles to feel the public pulse on the question of annexation, and the KA LEO gave him a weak excuse for laying his very gauzy scheme before the public, and his whole letter shows in plain English that his purpose is fishing for public opinion to favor his scheme, and the Bush-Wilcox duo takes this opportunity of saying to “Conservative” that he will have to wait for several summers before his cherished scheme will take place, or at least by the time it will, “Conservative” will get tired of waiting.

 

Boss Bowler.

            The “Reform” capitalists on change all raise their hats to the Boss and consult him on such political movements as are liable to affect stock quotations.

 

The Secret Ballot a Success.

            Notwithstanding the many ambigerous features that hamper some sections of the election law, the secret ballot voting has proved a success. It is unfortunate that so many ballots has to be rejected, just through a slight deviation from the method named in the law for making them. The percentage of ballots so rejected was very large and in any European country would have nullified the election. The law in this respect must be modified as it is absurd and unfair for instance to reject a ballot that has been marked on the left instead on the right side, and with an O instead of an X.

            At every precinct in Honolulu, the balloting was conducted in the most orderly manner and it was the most quiet election ever held here. The rustling and bull-dozing of voters that has characterized every previous election as rendered impossible. For the first time, the voter has enjoyed his constitutional privilege of casting his vote according to his own convictions. In the secret compartment, protected from the rabble of howling runners his vote was his own, and not one thrust for him by intimidation.

            We await with interest to hear from the other islands whether the secret ballot has been respected and conducted with integrity and fairness. The intimidating methods heretofore employed by the sugar-barons or the big plantations have been a disgrace and an utter pervision of the grand principle that places supreme power in the hands of the people at the ballot box.

            Some of the inspectors of election were very pronounced and offensive in their patizanship and in the first district especially did their best to prevent Hawaiians from voting. The uncertain rule and widely dissimilar practice regarding rejected ballots: the confusion to Hawaiian in trying to make a ballot printed in English which they could not understand; the disgraceful conduct of certain inspectors, the several instances in which natives who were registered were refused permission to vote without production of tax-receipt, and the rejection of a large number of ballots which we believed ought to be counted, are all sufficient causes to mulliiy the election, but it is not so much the fault of the law as it is of an incompetent Minister of Interior.

 

ON DIT.

            That never befores the natives says was they ever so much drunkenness as was around Cummins’ tents at Kaneohe on election day.

            That the free liquor and the free horses carried the day for the Reform Nobles at Kaneohe.

            That little Dan is more concerned about the Liberals kicking than the Liberals are concerned about him – and what the Bulletin says.

            That when anyone wants to talk politics to Bowler he appears worried and tired-like and enviously gazes at the nearest telephone post.

            That stone thrower stone of the Elele appears on the sidewalk as if he was dreaming about glass house, and on the streets wearing a new ulster, and has a far away look.

            That J. N. S. Williams was heard to command big Bob not to take any part whatever in the election of 1890. That later he worked all kinds of devices with the Honolulu John Kelly (B) to get Williams on the Mechanics Union ticket.

            That the Mechanics and other foreign voters have relieved KA LEO of a serious responsibility – thought they wanted to retain the privilege of voting – by lessening the number of plural voters in two years hence and thus save the necessity for a change in the constitution.

            That it is rather paradoxical for a public prosecutor to loudly condemn a man in court for the fornication trouble, when he himself is in the same line of business; and packs the ice cream home with himself.

            That frozen beef and mutton will soon be brought from Australia. Full particulars of our exorbitant rates go there to-morrow.

            That Ben cries and will not be comforted; - he has almost wept himself into a column of mist and sobs out “If I had been beaten by anyone else it would not have been so hard to bear.”

            That the Thruston Bolder faction represents the ill will of the people. Jas G. Blaine will be posted in time to euchre their crooked designs.

            That the lying old lady of the P. C. Advertiser is out with a false list of political forces elected. We will watch and wait and show a different analyses by and by.

            That a certain Colonel Steinberger usurped the rights of Samoans in 1875. He was removed “nolens volens” to Auckland, N Z by H. B. M. S Earracouta. The muchly enraged Colonel sought American protection, as a citizen, and wanted damages in coin from J. Bull.

            That Lot Kaulukeu thinks the temperature in Honolulu is quite as cold as in Kaneohe.

            That the Secretary of State said – “H-ll is full of such Amazing citizens as he Col.” – no protection granted. (Bowler Thurston & Co. note this well) That Honolulu is also full of them.

            That the illegitimate “conservative” in P. C. Advertiser is referred to, KA LEO same date for ans@ in full.

            That wicked people say on the streets that Sunset Tommy thinks his grip on the Interior Department has relaxed.

 

Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

PUBLIC SERVANTS.

            6. Better laws should regulate the Civil Service. The principle of the election of officers of the government by the people should be established, and no man should be allowed to hold more than one office of profit, whilst salaries should be adequate compensation for the services rendered. All excessive salaries should be reduced and all sine cures or superfluous offices abolished.

 

PROTECTION OF THE LABOURING CLASSES

            9. We shall endorse all measure tending to improve the condition of the working classes, and consequently, without injuring any vested rights we will advocate laws to prevent all further importation or employment of contract labor of any kind, upon conditions which will bring it into a ruinous and degrading competition with free Hawaiian or white labor. We shall also, in the interest of the better protection of the poor, ask for more liberal exemption of their property from forced sale on execution, and from seizure is bankruptcy proceeding.

 

SMALL FARMING AND HOME STEADS.

            10. The wealthy fraction of our population have hitherto prevented the development of an independent class of citizens; the public lands have been acquired and have been tied up in a few hands or parceled to suit favorites, and small farmers and planters have been driven out by corporations or combinations of capitalists: but as small farming is conducive to the stability of the State, it should be encouraged by a new and more liberal Homestead act, by which the ownership of small tracts of land and the settlement thereon of families of our present population – and especially of the native Hawaiians who have been left almost homeless in the country – should be rendered possible. To that end, the Government and Crown lands, (in so far as can be done without invading vested rights) should be devoted as soon as possible to homesteads, and conferred upon bona-fide settlers free of taxes for a limited period.

            It should be the further aim of government to, at once, so far improve the means of transportation, - local, national and international, - as to provide, in all the districts, cheap means of conveying the product of the soil to market.

 

ELECTORAL RIGHT.

            11. We hold that upright and honest manhood, and not the possession of wealth, arbitrarily fixed, should cons@ the right to vote for nobles as well as representatives, and no more power should be accorded to the ballot of the rich man than to the ballot of the poor man. The discrimination in favor of wealth now made in our Constitution is contrary to all the eternal principles of right and justice and must be abolished. To this end, we will favor a leveling of the present distinction of wealth and classes which blemish our laws with respect of the right to vote for nobles, thereby restoring to the native Hawaiians privileges which pertain to them in their own country, and of which they have been unjustly deprived.

 

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS

            12. We favor the expenditure of sufficient sums to secure a number of needed public improvements on Oahu and other Islands; school, railroads and harbors and wharves, public light, and also a thorough system of reservoirs and water works, not only for Honolulu, but through-out the other Islands.